Literally "Missed the boat" at that price

[Chasing Demons]

30-45 yeah , 50...pushing it, but at that price its an easy pass.
Was really looking forward to this one and it will be an easy get it on sale later.
Missed opportunity that will cost the developers a fair chunk of the community.

Edit for post sake, I did buy the game not long after , and have had some enjoyable ops. That said, the sim offers a niche the devs have done better than most, and therefor deserves a good review. Do I now think its worth the price asked, yeah , but lets see how long this title stays current. As of now I'm still enjoying it, especially with the workshop makings.

[Katsu.I]

People appear to be misinterpreting 'Early Access' as 'Discount mode'
You are buying the full game, you are just forking money over before it is finished so the developer has more funds.
Said funds can be used to end up with a better final product at launch than would have been possible without the beta release.
That's what early access is.
If you people don't like it then just wait for the actual release. Vote with your wallet.

[Bobby]

Motör a écrit :

ooops. dynamic campaign isnt integrated. i will refund. I thought a full price means it is mostly finished. Shame on me i didnt do at least google research.

Yeah, EA doesn’t mean Electronic Arts 🎭

[highlybaked]

The game shouldn't have been released in this state

[JohnMac]

Katsu.I a écrit :

People appear to be misinterpreting 'Early Access' as 'Discount mode'
You are buying the full game,

No, you are not. Eventually, sure, but most EA games recognise this and dont charge full retail price for an early alpha.

There is no excuse for charging full price now, they are not an indie team self publishing.

[Svenn]

I bought it already. Not played it. But the youtube videos etc has made me really interested in the game. And i can't wait to play it when I'm off work tonight.

Price isn't an issue imo. It's the EA tag you whine about. If it wasn't for the EA tag nobody would complain.

I don't have an issue support the development team by paying them their asking price. They deserve it more than other big companies that Is asking £60 or more for a reskin of last year's game and the year before etc.

[Larkis]

Katsu.I a écrit :

People appear to be misinterpreting 'Early Access' as 'Discount mode'
You are buying the full game, you are just forking money over before it is finished so the developer has more funds.
Said funds can be used to end up with a better final product at launch than would have been possible without the beta release.
That's what early access is.
If you people don't like it then just wait for the actual release. Vote with your wallet.

Early Access mean, you put yourself on risk. You buy an unfinished game with t´just the promise that the devs will continue development. Its also an experience which can divert a lot from the final product.

Its also a way for the developers to earn early money and being able to finish the development without a forced release cause thy run out of money.

Its a mostly standard in the industry, that EA games are cheap at first release and get more expensive when the game get mor content or go 1.0 release. As a player i take the risk that it will be done and i stuck with that unfinished game. For that i get a cheaper price.

In this case, there is no reason for me to take the risk. I dont get a benefit from it, to buy that unfinished game now.

On the other side, why should i buy know. Courrently the gameplay is extremly limited.
No Tutorials
No functional AI
No static Campaign
No dynamic Campaign
No Safe/Load

When i wait half a year for next summer sale, i get a much bether product for Sale-Game which will be cheaper then now. There is no need to by now. There is no advantage for me. I just can sit and wait what happens. I "loose" nothing.

[Wenatchee Willie]

Larkis a écrit :

Katsu.I a écrit :

People appear to be misinterpreting 'Early Access' as 'Discount mode'
You are buying the full game, you are just forking money over before it is finished so the developer has more funds.
Said funds can be used to end up with a better final product at launch than would have been possible without the beta release.
That's what early access is.
If you people don't like it then just wait for the actual release. Vote with your wallet.

Early Access mean, you put yourself on risk. You buy an unfinished game with t´just the promise that the devs will continue development. Its also an experience which can divert a lot from the final product.

Its also a way for the developers to earn early money and being able to finish the development without a forced release cause thy run out of money.

Its a mostly standard in the industry, that EA games are cheap at first release and get more expensive when the game get mor content or go 1.0 release. As a player i take the risk that it will be done and i stuck with that unfinished game. For that i get a cheaper price.

In this case, there is no reason for me to take the risk. I dont get a benefit from it, to buy that unfinished game now.

On the other side, why should i buy know. Courrently the gameplay is extremly limited.
No Tutorials
No functional AI
No static Campaign
No dynamic Campaign
No Safe/Load

When i wait half a year for next summer sale, i get a much bether product for Sale-Game which will be cheaper then now. There is no need to by now. There is no advantage for me. I just can sit and wait what happens. I "loose" nothing.

There is one advantage, the ability to enjoy the game now vs many months from now.

I choose now, as do others.

[hoshie]

i know everything gets more expensive these days but based on the trailer i expected 27-30€ max (at EA start and gradually increasing over time). But starting with 49€ price tag is at no point reasonable. With such a high price point you will have a very hard time to convince a lot of people to TRY it (remember EA game).

[Letarsier]

Schublade a écrit :

Complaining over the price of an average game for a war simulation? Have you guys ever created something in your life?

Simulation ?

You obviously did not try command or RTW.

[JohnMac]

Svenn a écrit :

Price isn't an issue imo. It's the EA tag you whine about. If it wasn't for the EA tag nobody would complain.

This is the dumbest thing i have heard yet today on these boards.

[Crosswind]

hoshie a écrit :

i know everything gets more expensive these days but based on the trailer i expected 27-30€ max (at EA start and gradually increasing over time). But starting with 49€ price tag is at no point reasonable. With such a high price point you will have a very hard time to convince a lot of people to TRY it (remember EA game).

Seconding this. I was expecting and prepared for a $30 early access with a fair amount of content to get started, but $45 (with launch discount) and the current state of the game are nowhere near reasonable.

[Mr.Gold]

I think it is a fair price for the number of assets and care that the game already has. I don't mind funding the Devs. I will enjoy this game a lot. And it runs beautifully on the steam deck.

[balu0]

The price is OK, this is a simulation/strategy. Ffs some 3rd party single aircraft costs 60$ for MSFS :D The price is totally reasonable for this type of game. You can't sell 1 million copies for games like this, devs have to earn money as a company....

[oldagetron]

If it was £20.00 i bet they would have double or triple sales, im out also because i believe they have gone to high with the price point, If it was a full release id have bought it no problem.

[cransley9]

its pretty ok i think if its continued in support , it will pay for its self in the long run